The "strange brew" had to include 2 layers, 1 main image, black pearls, metal bits, 1 punched element, and ribbon/trim. First off, the image I used is from Papelitos Stamps, my friend Cristina's creepy digi stamp store, and she's called Ursula. I colored her with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits. My metal charm is a fairy, and Ursula has encased her in amber (UTEE) because the little fairy had the nerve to disagree with her! I almost forgot to add my punched element, I had to take my card apart to add the notebook punches to the side of the image panel. LOL This was SO MUCH FUN to make, I LOVED the idea of the fairy in amber... hee hee Oh and the sentiment is from TLC.

Now the last thing I wanted to share with you today is a little kitchen masterpiece I created! LOL I had some peaches that I had to use, along with blueberries and a few blackberries:

So I made a peach/blueberry/blackberry crisp:

Here it is, cooked and ready to eat:

It came out dee-lish-us. Mmmmmmm. Yes, you can come over and have a piece with me. :) Peace.

Friday, June 29, 2012

What are we celebrating? The release of 6 brand new clear stamps designed by the fabulously talented Megan K. Suarez especially for Dilo En Espanol Clear Stamps!

You should have arrived here from Jackie's blog - if you get lost, head on back to the beginning at Abby's blog here. We've got LOTS of eye candy and LOTS of chances to win not just today, but tomorrow too! That's right, this is a 2-day blog hop, with a brand new list of fabulous crafters to visit tomorrow. Winners will be chosen randomly from the blog hop participants blogs, so be sure to comment along the way!

For my first project, I created an altered coaster using Marbella - I coated a coaster in white Gesso, then inked up the edges and sponged it a bit with black ink. I used Versamark Black Ink and clear embossing powder for the image that I stamped directly onto the Gesso. I colored with Prismacolor markers and lots of glitter and finished it off by tying some twine through alphabet beads:

For my next project, I stamped Marbella in Tempting Turquoise ink and made a simple card:

Now head on over to Kim's blog and enjoy the rest of the hop! And don't forget to check out Dilo En Espanol and take advantage of the coupon code for INK - use coupon code RELEASEDAY at checkout and recieve 15% off! Peace.
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Here's the complete blog hop list, just in case:

LOVE this paper I found at Michael's, isn't it cool? There are like 5 or 6 animal prints, so I'm sure you'll be seeing more of this paper. LOL I gave Miranda some matching green highlights and a sentiment from TLC. Have a great Friady! Peace.

Thursday, June 28, 2012

I used Rosie from DigiStamp Boutique, and a sticker from SRM Stickers. I kept it all purple just cuz I love purple. :) I think Rosie is just so cute with those leg-warmers! I added a gemstone dragonfly and flowers. Peace.

I used the image I received for playing in the first leg of the relay, her name is Samantha Sassy, colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits. I added lots of glitter and gemstone brads. The bench is from Just Some Lines, I merged the images using Paint.net. Just a side note - I always delete the images I create by merging after I print out what I need, so as not to violate any copyright laws or anything.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Tomorrow morning I put my "baby" on an airplane all by herself!!! Cass (she's 17) is flying back East for 2 weeks to stay with friends, and then her friend Missy is flying back with her to stay with us for 2 weeks. I'm going to miss my girl so much while she's gone! She's a little nervous about flying alone, but she knows her brother has been doing it since he was 14 years old so that makes her feel better. I LOVE her friend Missy, too, and am really looking forward to her being with us for 2 weeks. We have lots of fun things planned and it will just be nice to see a familiar face!

I made a little ATC with one of the TGF digi stamps, Ebony, and kept it all pink and black and white. DP is from Tiddly Inks, and I fussy-cut a few extra skulls and popped them up as an embellishment, then added a piece of pink ric-rac as a bow. I also used pink ric-rack on the bottom - sentiment is from TLC Creations.

Monday, June 25, 2012

Happy Monday! I had a fun weekend, we had dinner with some new friends and hung out Saturday night and I spent most of the days crafting. Cass and I hit Michael's yesterday and I got some new alcohol inks and an applicator, I was dying to try some techniques I found online. I had a blast with them when I got home, I'll be sharing the results soon! :)

I used Mae's Bouquet and the "create your own chipboard" technique by punching my flower pot shape out of Kraft cardstock 6 times and layering each one on top of the other, adhering together with glue. LOVE how this came out, thank you Meredith and SOG!!! :)

I wanted to make something using some of the fabulous Smeared Ink images that I won a few weeks ago, what do you think? I used the Calaveras Bride & Groom along with some sentiments. I was pleased with it - I've been having fun experimenting with different color schemes, etc. I am also entering this one into the:Card Crafter's Circle - Weddings

Hi everyone! I am trying to decide whether to purchase a die-cutting machine or not - and if I do, which one? There are SO MANY OPTIONS and I am not a good decider! LOL I'm leaning towards the Big Shot, though, and might even buy it before the weekend is over. I found it on amazon.com for $59.88 plus free shipping, a HUGE bargain over the price at Stampin' Up! (which is over $100.00). So what do you think? Should I go for it??? :)

OK so I figured an elegant prom queen brought back from the dead was pretty eerie, no? LOL Soooooo.... can you tell which movie my card is based on? hee hee

This was one of the first horror movies I watched, and one of my first introductions to Stephen King. I became absolutely hooked on SK by the time I was 13/14 years old and have always been first in line for each new book. I pre-ordered the last Dark Tower book three times (on accident). ROFL His Dark Tower series is my favorite by far, but I have almost all of his other books and I read and re-read them over and over, and I just can't ever get enough.

I used paper and chipboard pieces from Crate, along with a sticker sentiment and some ric-rac from my stash. Simply but cute, no? :)

And I've also got a tutorial posted for you all today over at Just Some Lines, the topic is how to make your own little flower embellishments out of used dryer sheets! Here's one of the cards I made with this technique:

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Took Cass to take her English assessment test at Santa Rosa Junior College yesterday, she was so damn cute. She was so nervous, she kept trying to back out of going all morning but I wouldn't let her. LOL She ended up coming out smiling, it wasn't so bad after all. She has the Math portion on Wednesday and then she'll register for classes in July when she gets back from her trip back East. So excited for her. :)

Soooo - happy birthday to the Octopode Factory Challenge Blog! So here is my card for this week's:

I used the gorgeous Skull & Roses image from The Octopode Factory, and combined their banner with a Happy Birthday text image from Beccy's Place. I am also entering this card into Beccy's Place June Challenge (use any Beccy's Place image). I used purple Glimmer Mist and lots of Lavender Stickles.

I used a gorgeous image from my friend and fellow Dilly Beans DT member, Cristina. Cristina has a little digi stamp shop she calls Papelitos - Cristina is from Spain and she is just a sweetheart. :) Go check out her images, especially my friends who enjoy the darker side of things. You won't be disappointed! Have a great day, everyone. Peace.

Monday, June 18, 2012

So what do you think??? Do you like the new look of my blog? I love it. I spent some time playing around with it last night and I'm happy with the way it came out. I'm sure I'll change it again within a year or so, but this is it for now. I like it and I hope you do, too!

I am super excited to announce that I'm now on the Design Team for:

Jenn Nilsson is the owner/artist and she is a complete sweetheart. I had fun manipulating a couple of her images into a version of yours truly! LOL Here she is, using Groovy Girl Love's head and Groovy Girl Peace's body:

Cute, no? I love Jenn's style and was thrilled that she wanted me to be on her DT, looking forward to working with her and the rest of the fabulous Doodle Gardeners! :)

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Yeah, it was way too hot to go to the beach yesterday. Jeremy has a thermometer in his car and it hit 102 at the highest. So we closed the house up tight early in the morning so it would keep cool and we just hung out at home. I actually got a ton done in my craft room, it felt great. I was covered in paint and Glimmer Mist by the end of the day. LOL

So here's a few of the things I made, first is a card I made for my friend and fellow DT member, Abby, because she sent me a set of Spanish sentiment rubber stamps AND a new Dilly Beansrubber stamp from her store, Dilo en Espanol. So I made this for her (hope she got it already!) and to enter into the:

I used Dilly Beans Sugar Skull Framed, popped up on YoYo Yellow cardstock from Stampin' Up! I used ink in primary colors from SU! to stamp the sentiments all over and then created a frame with buttons in primary colors.

I used a Gothic Girl digi stamp from Birdie Brown, colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits. I also covered her cool boots in glitter - I'm a bit addicted to glitter. LOL Zebra paper is digi paper - sentiment is from TLC.

Man, I have got to stop finding so many cute new digi stamp companies! LOL I bought the Circus Set from MayzyArt stamps to play along in this challenge, but I really didn't need an excuse to buy them. This is the Tightrope Walker, colored with Prismacolor markers, pencils, and mineral spirits. DP is from My Mind's Eye and the banner is from Digi My World.***************************************************** Happy Friday everyone! We're expecting a HOT weekend here in northern California, and we're thinking about a beach trip tomorrow! Can't wait!

We've made some changes over at DICC and we are now being sponsored by different companies and offering prizes - yay! Our first sponsor is the awesome Dilly Beans and "Frida's Sugar Skull" is one of my favorite Dilly Beans images. I colored her with Prismacolor markers, pencils, and mineral spirits along with lots of glitter. I paired her with some free angel wings I found online and a sticker sentiment. Ribbon, buttons, and screw brads are from my stash.Peace.

I made an art journal page using the "lion" image from The Octopode Factory (I drew eyelashes on her) and a sentiment from Dilly Beans. I used acrylic paints watered down for the background and then used a stencil with black ink. I love the effect and the colors all mooshed together. And yes, blogger, "mooshed" is a word. ;)

Hello friends! Some of you have asked me about Jeremy's dad and I wanted to let you all know that he's doing great. Physically, he's really come such a long way. He'll always have pain but he's so much better now. He misses us since we left, but it was time for all of us and he really doesn't need us anymore. And of course we wanted to leave while things were still going good, it's never a good idea to press your luck or wear out your welcome, right? The nonsense with his wife's horrid sisters is over and I trust that karma will eventually catch up to them, but I do admit that I sometimes find myself thinking about the whole situation and wondering how they can sleep at night or what they say to people about it... or do they just not tell people how awful they've behaved? Or do they justify it somehow? I don't know, but I have talked to my own sister about it all and made damn sure that if either of us were in a similar situation that we would NEVER allow our husbands or their families to be treated with anything other than the utmost respect, love, dignity... *sigh* I guess you can't teach people class, morals, or empathy. Thank you, God, for making sure I was born with them. And for giving me the brains and the heart to surround myself with others who were also born with them. ;)******************************************* So yeah, let's get to why most of you are here. My first card for today is for the brand new:

I had fun with this challenge! I used Just Betty, colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits (hair and skin) and Prismacolor markers (clothing). Background paper is a digi paper from Tiddly Inks and I printed the sentiment in my word processing program. I like this image and I think she represents me because she's feminine but edgy. I am no girlie-girl but I'm not a tomboy either and I think Just Betty embraces my kinda girl. Oh and I gave her some freckles. hee hee So there it is - or there I am. ;)

I used the "New Oceans Sentiment Round" digi image from CS Designs, colored with Prismacolor markers and glitter. My DP is from My Mind's Eye and the little gemstone stickers are from my stash. I have about a million of those little stickers in every color imaginable. I have a slight issue with hoarding things that I like. Glitter and sparkly things are high on that list. I put glitter on everything - it's like that Frank's Red Hot Sauce commercial says, "I put that shit on everything!" hee hee Anyway, I have had the same hundred several bottles of glitter for years, and even though I use them all the time the only one I've had to replace/refill is my Stampin' Up! Dazzling Diamonds glitter. I LOVE that stuff, and it only comes in small containers so I tend to go through a lot of it.

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My name is Jenn - I'm married to Jeremy & we have 2 adult children. I am a tattooed, peace-loving hippie chick and proud of it. I love to laugh, and I do it loudly and often. I love to read - Stephen King is my favorite author and The Dark Tower is my favorite story. I love the sun and I could spend hours every night looking at the moon & the stars.
I'm a medical marijuana patient who believes strongly in the medicinal properties of cannabis. Peace.